May 9, 2012

A long-time employee of the Auglaize County Health Department announced her plans to retire, while the medical director saw his contract renewed for another year.

After 27 years, Janet Bassitt, who has served as health educator since she was hired in July 1985, announced her plans to retire as of July 1, during a monthly meeting of the Auglaize County Health Board.

May 9, 2012

BUCKLAND — Buckland Village Council is looking for two new members as two were removed from their posts during Tuesday’s council meeting.

Councilor Rusty Jones submitted a letter of resignation, effective May 7, citing an “inability to be able to attend all council meetings because of meeting time change, my work schedule, and my family.”

Later in the meeting, Councilor Matt A. Pleiman was removed from his council seat for failing to attend meetings.

May 9, 2012

Cynthia S. Warnecke, 53, formerly of Spencerville, died at 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis.
She was the daughter of Janice and Hubert Warnecke.
Arrangements are incomplete at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Spencerville.

May 9, 2012

BOTKINS — The Botkins Trojans came up just short in their Division IV baseball first-round tournament game, falling by a 4-3 score to the Fairlawn Jets on Tuesday at Botkins Community Park.

Fairlawn took a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first inning and never trailed. The Jets made it a 3-0 game in the second before Botkins scored once in the bottom half of the second and once more in the third to close the gap to 3-2.